Bryl and Łosiak turn things around and move forward in Mexico

The 2025 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season didn’t start well for Polish Olympians Michal Bryl and Bartosz Łosiak, who dropped their first match in the Quintana Roo Elite on Thursday, but the Europeans responded in a strong way and won two in a row on Friday to move forward in the Mexican event.

The two, who combine for five Olympic appearances, were among the six teams that won their Round of 18 matches at the Playa del Carmen and are now set to face the six pool winners in the Round of 12 on Saturday – the men’s quarterfinals will also be held in the fourth day of action in Mexico.

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Bryl and Łosiak, who won their first title as partners in Mexico three years ago, were upset by German qualifiers Lukas Pfretzschner and Sven Winter in their season-opening match on Thursday and faced the risk of early elimination in Pool C.

Under pressure, the two found their best game on Friday, beating Brazilians Adrielson dos Santos and Arthur Mariano 2-0 (21-19, 21-18) in a win-or-go-home match in the morning to break pool. In the afternoon, the Poles returned to the sand and continued to dominate, eliminating the reigning European champions, Latvians Martins Plavins and Kristians Fokerots, with another sweep (24-22, 21-14) in the Round of 18.

On Saturday, Bryl and Łosiak will face the new Dutch team formed by Olympians Alexander Brouwer and Steve van de Velde in the Round of 12 – their encounter is scheduled for 10:00 local time (15:00 GMT).

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Capogrossos upset Brazilian Olympians

The Argentinean Capogrosso brothers Nicolas and Tomas also overcame the Round of 18 in Mexico with an emphatic victory as they knocked Brazilian Olympians Evandro Gonçalves and Arthur Lanci out with a two-set (21-18, 21-6) victory. Their next opponents in Quintana Roo will be Americans Chaim Schalk and James Shaw.

The English Bello twins Javier and Joaquin are also guaranteed in the Round of 12. The two eliminated the Chilean Grimalt cousins Marco and Esteban with a two-set (21-16, 21-18) victory and will now face reigning Olympic champions David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden.

Dutch Matthew Immers and Ruben Penninga will also have tough opponents in the Round of 12 as they are set to face reigning world champions Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner of Czechia after taking Italians Samuele Cottafava and Gianluca Dal Corso down in two sets (21-18, 21-13) in the Round of 18.

Cuban Olympians Noslen Diaz and Jorge Alayo also remain alive in Quintana Roo. The Caribbean prevailed over Pfretzschner and Winter in their two-set (23-21, 21-17) Round of 18 duel and will now cross the path of Norwegians Hendrik Mol and Mathias Berntsen.

The sixth and last team to advance from the Round of 18 to the Round of 12 on Friday was the one formed by Austrians Christoph Dressler and Philipp Waller. They topped Germans Maximilian Just and Philipp Huster 2-0 (21-17, 21-19) and will now play against another German duo, this time Paul Henning and Lui Wüst.

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